Linda Eder - Not Gonna Fall This Time lyrics

Once I was young and naive A little foolish, easy to deceive But I've grown wiser with age And I have learned Not all that glitters is gold So at the risk of sounding somewhat bold Those red hot objects of love Can get you burned So banish guitars playing sweet melodies And then please murder the birds and the bees Unring the bells and then drain all the wishing wells Cancel my trip to the stars and the moon Sync up my timing a moment too soon Call off romance 'cause although it may be sublime I'm just so sick of it all, I'm not gonna fall this time Love's spontaneity feels so rehearsed When love at first sight isn't really your first I'd rather wait 'til he gets more than one thing straight Can't someone make Hallmark leave all the cards blank? Tell Paris, "S'il vous plait, lose the Left Bank" I'm all through with the, "I love you" paradigm The only safe protocol is simply don't fall this time Then you come along, handsome and clever Promising you will be true I know it's wrong but what is a girl to do? So what the hell? How bad could it be? I might as well if it feels good to me When boy meets girl, rule number one is give it a whirl Have some fun and who's to say I'm not gonna fall this time? Just one more time could be sublime Partners in crime Just one more Hey, that guitar player is kind of cute